- IMG 2994
I don't know why. Ask her. - IMG 3016
LA at last! Isn't it to soon to be in the last city? - IMG 2905
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The roof of the first large room. The flash does a poor job of lighting it up, but that is some testament to the shear size of the place. Tourist Mecca, perhaps, but worth a stop. - IMG 3012
On a hike to the Emerald Pools. - IMG 2928
Who knows? Just cool. - IMG 2888
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IMG_2899 - IMG 2930
More popcorn. - IMG 2896
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We needed to take a picture of this ridge because we hadn't seen anything like it the day before or the day before that. - IMG 3025
The tar pits themselves. Stinky yet not at all scenic. - IMG 2944
Really. I got a picture of the red cliffs. No, I did. It's fine. - IMG 2885
We went for a hike a few miles into the mountains. The best part: the red trees. The views weren't bad either. Nor the beetle sex. Ahem. - IMG 2988
It's neat because of the mirror, see? - IMG 2906
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IMG_2895 - IMG 2925
Some beautiful flowstone. - IMG 2940
Again, I defer. - IMG 2901
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Sharp spikes hanging from the ceiling. Occasionally I imagined these snapping of and skewering me. - IMG 2926
A couple of the stunning, finger-like projections of stalagmites we encountered. - IMG 2894
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The fore-mentioned red tree. - IMG 2900
And here's the beetle sex. - IMG 2920
The little puffs of rock are called "popcorn." - IMG 2886
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A year later, the two travelers see the other ocean together. We've now traveled the entire length of Our Great Nation together :)